Hear me, my all: oh, be my first!My second is a single;If you say yes, then in my thirdOur happy lives shall mingle.
Hear me, my all: oh, be my first!My second is a single;If you say yes, then in my thirdOur happy lives shall mingle.
Hear me, my all: oh, be my first!My second is a single;If you say yes, then in my thirdOur happy lives shall mingle.
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My first a simple verb, or half a verb, may be;Almost the same my next, or half the same, we see.My whole may weigh a ton or more, and yet be light,Dull, and bereft of motion; swift, exceeding bright.
My first a simple verb, or half a verb, may be;Almost the same my next, or half the same, we see.My whole may weigh a ton or more, and yet be light,Dull, and bereft of motion; swift, exceeding bright.
My first a simple verb, or half a verb, may be;Almost the same my next, or half the same, we see.My whole may weigh a ton or more, and yet be light,Dull, and bereft of motion; swift, exceeding bright.
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My first is found in fruit,You take it for my second;My whole in church to suitAttentive ears is reckoned.
My first is found in fruit,You take it for my second;My whole in church to suitAttentive ears is reckoned.
My first is found in fruit,You take it for my second;My whole in church to suitAttentive ears is reckoned.
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Myfirstis frugal, lean, and thin,Mysecondleads to eve,Mywholeis hidden by a skin,But not of sheep or beeve.
Myfirstis frugal, lean, and thin,Mysecondleads to eve,Mywholeis hidden by a skin,But not of sheep or beeve.
Myfirstis frugal, lean, and thin,Mysecondleads to eve,Mywholeis hidden by a skin,But not of sheep or beeve.
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My first to us may point ’tis clear,And what I say is true, sir!My next to her your thoughts will steer,My whole it is in view, sir!
My first to us may point ’tis clear,And what I say is true, sir!My next to her your thoughts will steer,My whole it is in view, sir!
My first to us may point ’tis clear,And what I say is true, sir!My next to her your thoughts will steer,My whole it is in view, sir!
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My second in my first can speedAcross United States;My third from Q’s pen we can read,My whole has water-rates;My first and second drive my first along,My third and second drive a mind all wrong.
My second in my first can speedAcross United States;My third from Q’s pen we can read,My whole has water-rates;My first and second drive my first along,My third and second drive a mind all wrong.
My second in my first can speedAcross United States;My third from Q’s pen we can read,My whole has water-rates;My first and second drive my first along,My third and second drive a mind all wrong.
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To puzzle solvers can I shine,And so my first is writ.With this my second did combineTo make a happy hit.My whole, with both fixed in a lineFirm as I can, did fit.
To puzzle solvers can I shine,And so my first is writ.With this my second did combineTo make a happy hit.My whole, with both fixed in a lineFirm as I can, did fit.
To puzzle solvers can I shine,And so my first is writ.With this my second did combineTo make a happy hit.My whole, with both fixed in a lineFirm as I can, did fit.
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My first and second are my third,My third my first and second may be;My whole, if right you read the word,May never have a wife or baby.
My first and second are my third,My third my first and second may be;My whole, if right you read the word,May never have a wife or baby.
My first and second are my third,My third my first and second may be;My whole, if right you read the word,May never have a wife or baby.
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Let my second cut my firstInto slices thin;Seek in Shakespeare for my whole,Injured by his kin.
Let my second cut my firstInto slices thin;Seek in Shakespeare for my whole,Injured by his kin.
Let my second cut my firstInto slices thin;Seek in Shakespeare for my whole,Injured by his kin.
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I may give you my first with my second,Or my second may give with my first;The one act as friendly is reckoned,The other will rank with the worst.If my whole through my second creeps over my first,It will cling as a bond that no effort can burst.
I may give you my first with my second,Or my second may give with my first;The one act as friendly is reckoned,The other will rank with the worst.If my whole through my second creeps over my first,It will cling as a bond that no effort can burst.
I may give you my first with my second,Or my second may give with my first;The one act as friendly is reckoned,The other will rank with the worst.If my whole through my second creeps over my first,It will cling as a bond that no effort can burst.
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My first is called a sin in name,My third its simple cure;My second puts an end to fame,My whole in ease is sure.
My first is called a sin in name,My third its simple cure;My second puts an end to fame,My whole in ease is sure.
My first is called a sin in name,My third its simple cure;My second puts an end to fame,My whole in ease is sure.
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In my first ’tis sweet to tarry’Mid my second’s realms of bliss.In the two, though none can marry,All are subject to a kiss.
In my first ’tis sweet to tarry’Mid my second’s realms of bliss.In the two, though none can marry,All are subject to a kiss.
In my first ’tis sweet to tarry’Mid my second’s realms of bliss.In the two, though none can marry,All are subject to a kiss.
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My first, which washes half a nation’s gums,From foreign climes within my second comes:And though, my whole, thine is no teacher’s part,Thou art not science, but thou teachest art!
My first, which washes half a nation’s gums,From foreign climes within my second comes:And though, my whole, thine is no teacher’s part,Thou art not science, but thou teachest art!
My first, which washes half a nation’s gums,From foreign climes within my second comes:And though, my whole, thine is no teacher’s part,Thou art not science, but thou teachest art!
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My first on country hedges grows,My next is found in garden rows,My third to make it more transpose,My whole is one of London’s shows.
My first on country hedges grows,My next is found in garden rows,My third to make it more transpose,My whole is one of London’s shows.
My first on country hedges grows,My next is found in garden rows,My third to make it more transpose,My whole is one of London’s shows.
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My first the best solver can never find out,My second is looked for in vain;My third may hide all from our view round about,My whole must be weak, or in pain.
My first the best solver can never find out,My second is looked for in vain;My third may hide all from our view round about,My whole must be weak, or in pain.
My first the best solver can never find out,My second is looked for in vain;My third may hide all from our view round about,My whole must be weak, or in pain.
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My first does affliction denote,Which my second is destined to bear;My whole is the sweet antidoteThat affliction to soothe and to share.
My first does affliction denote,Which my second is destined to bear;My whole is the sweet antidoteThat affliction to soothe and to share.
My first does affliction denote,Which my second is destined to bear;My whole is the sweet antidoteThat affliction to soothe and to share.
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I see a sign of music not reversed, and thenMy second and my third both pass beyond my ken.
I see a sign of music not reversed, and thenMy second and my third both pass beyond my ken.
I see a sign of music not reversed, and thenMy second and my third both pass beyond my ken.
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My first has my second my third his mouth;My whole was a tribe in the sunny south.
My first has my second my third his mouth;My whole was a tribe in the sunny south.
My first has my second my third his mouth;My whole was a tribe in the sunny south.
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My second makes my ending,My first is its reverse;My whole bad men is sendingFrom court to quarters worse.
My second makes my ending,My first is its reverse;My whole bad men is sendingFrom court to quarters worse.
My second makes my ending,My first is its reverse;My whole bad men is sendingFrom court to quarters worse.
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My first, though won and never lost,Reversed is now before ye:My second turns as red as bloodUpon a field of glory.My whole is plain, yet you’ll confessIt is a wonder if you guess.
My first, though won and never lost,Reversed is now before ye:My second turns as red as bloodUpon a field of glory.My whole is plain, yet you’ll confessIt is a wonder if you guess.
My first, though won and never lost,Reversed is now before ye:My second turns as red as bloodUpon a field of glory.My whole is plain, yet you’ll confessIt is a wonder if you guess.
Solution
I get my second when I take my first,And then my upright character is lost;My whole gives quarters to a rat reversed,Or is a refuge for the tempest tost.
I get my second when I take my first,And then my upright character is lost;My whole gives quarters to a rat reversed,Or is a refuge for the tempest tost.
I get my second when I take my first,And then my upright character is lost;My whole gives quarters to a rat reversed,Or is a refuge for the tempest tost.
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My first is almost a cropper;My second is often a propper;My whole was entirely a whopper.
My first is almost a cropper;My second is often a propper;My whole was entirely a whopper.
My first is almost a cropper;My second is often a propper;My whole was entirely a whopper.
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My first by poet’s eye was seenSad watching at the gates of heaven.My next in tints of tender greenBy Dickens with quaint art was given.
My first by poet’s eye was seenSad watching at the gates of heaven.My next in tints of tender greenBy Dickens with quaint art was given.
My first by poet’s eye was seenSad watching at the gates of heaven.My next in tints of tender greenBy Dickens with quaint art was given.
Solution
My first is nothing but a nameMy second is more small;My whole is of such slender fameIt has no name at all.
My first is nothing but a nameMy second is more small;My whole is of such slender fameIt has no name at all.
My first is nothing but a nameMy second is more small;My whole is of such slender fameIt has no name at all.
Solution
When second is of whole a fourth,And first a fifth of second,Then first by second multipliedTo make my whole is reckoned.
When second is of whole a fourth,And first a fifth of second,Then first by second multipliedTo make my whole is reckoned.
When second is of whole a fourth,And first a fifth of second,Then first by second multipliedTo make my whole is reckoned.
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My first is black, my second red,My whole no man should take to bed.
My first is black, my second red,My whole no man should take to bed.
My first is black, my second red,My whole no man should take to bed.
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My first upon their prey can dart,My next can ne’er be down;My whole performs a saucy partIn country or in town.
My first upon their prey can dart,My next can ne’er be down;My whole performs a saucy partIn country or in town.
My first upon their prey can dart,My next can ne’er be down;My whole performs a saucy partIn country or in town.
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My first makes hills unpleasantTo every cyclist’s wheel.My next is where they take you toIf in the streets you steal.My whole is what I most dislikeWhen in the dumps I feel.
My first makes hills unpleasantTo every cyclist’s wheel.My next is where they take you toIf in the streets you steal.My whole is what I most dislikeWhen in the dumps I feel.
My first makes hills unpleasantTo every cyclist’s wheel.My next is where they take you toIf in the streets you steal.My whole is what I most dislikeWhen in the dumps I feel.
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My first is the voice of heart-sorrows or joys,My second, bar one, have been all of them boys,My whole is made ill by the harsh raven’s noise.
My first is the voice of heart-sorrows or joys,My second, bar one, have been all of them boys,My whole is made ill by the harsh raven’s noise.
My first is the voice of heart-sorrows or joys,My second, bar one, have been all of them boys,My whole is made ill by the harsh raven’s noise.
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My first is in my second,My third contains an ass;And when my whole is reckonedYou see it is in glass.
My first is in my second,My third contains an ass;And when my whole is reckonedYou see it is in glass.
My first is in my second,My third contains an ass;And when my whole is reckonedYou see it is in glass.
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Safe on Lucinda’s arm my first may rest,And raise no tumult in Alonzo’s breast.My second can the want of legs supplyTo those that neither creep, nor walk, nor fly;My whole is rival to the fairest toast,And when most warmly welcomed suffers most.
Safe on Lucinda’s arm my first may rest,And raise no tumult in Alonzo’s breast.My second can the want of legs supplyTo those that neither creep, nor walk, nor fly;My whole is rival to the fairest toast,And when most warmly welcomed suffers most.
Safe on Lucinda’s arm my first may rest,And raise no tumult in Alonzo’s breast.My second can the want of legs supplyTo those that neither creep, nor walk, nor fly;My whole is rival to the fairest toast,And when most warmly welcomed suffers most.
Solution
My second, my first can control,If his understanding is reckoned.My second may not be my whole,But my whole must be always my second.
My second, my first can control,If his understanding is reckoned.My second may not be my whole,But my whole must be always my second.
My second, my first can control,If his understanding is reckoned.My second may not be my whole,But my whole must be always my second.
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My first’s a little thing that hops,My second comes with summer crops,My whole is good with mutton chops.
My first’s a little thing that hops,My second comes with summer crops,My whole is good with mutton chops.
My first’s a little thing that hops,My second comes with summer crops,My whole is good with mutton chops.
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My first I gently strike, and lo!It soon becomes my second.Indeed if this should not be soMy whole it is not reckoned.
My first I gently strike, and lo!It soon becomes my second.Indeed if this should not be soMy whole it is not reckoned.
My first I gently strike, and lo!It soon becomes my second.Indeed if this should not be soMy whole it is not reckoned.
Solution
“I think,” said Ted, “it will be wiseTo set the peas this way;For here they will face friendly skies,And sun shines all the day.”“Your first is good,” the gardener said,“Peas thrive in sun and shower;So now, good second, dig the bedWhere all can see them flower.”
“I think,” said Ted, “it will be wiseTo set the peas this way;For here they will face friendly skies,And sun shines all the day.”“Your first is good,” the gardener said,“Peas thrive in sun and shower;So now, good second, dig the bedWhere all can see them flower.”
“I think,” said Ted, “it will be wiseTo set the peas this way;For here they will face friendly skies,And sun shines all the day.”
“Your first is good,” the gardener said,“Peas thrive in sun and shower;So now, good second, dig the bedWhere all can see them flower.”
Can you fit a word of two syllables to this Charade?
Solution
My first is found where wit and wineCombine to grace the festal board;My second where sad captives pine,In dungeon of some tyrant lord.My whole is ready for the doomed,Twice tried by fire ere once consumed.
My first is found where wit and wineCombine to grace the festal board;My second where sad captives pine,In dungeon of some tyrant lord.My whole is ready for the doomed,Twice tried by fire ere once consumed.
My first is found where wit and wineCombine to grace the festal board;My second where sad captives pine,In dungeon of some tyrant lord.My whole is ready for the doomed,Twice tried by fire ere once consumed.
Solution
My first is half my secondAnd my third is half my firstMy second and my third are goodTo quench a mighty thirst.
My first is half my secondAnd my third is half my firstMy second and my third are goodTo quench a mighty thirst.
My first is half my secondAnd my third is half my firstMy second and my third are goodTo quench a mighty thirst.
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Woman is my end, was my beginning, and you will find her in my midst.
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I am an uncle, but it is not niceTo be saluted as an uncle twice.
I am an uncle, but it is not niceTo be saluted as an uncle twice.
I am an uncle, but it is not niceTo be saluted as an uncle twice.
Why not?
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If a tailor and a goose are on the top of the Monument, which is the quickest way for the tailor to get down?
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My first is almost all, so is my second, and also my whole?
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Those who have me do not desire me,And yet they never wish to lose me,Those who gain me have me no longer.
Those who have me do not desire me,And yet they never wish to lose me,Those who gain me have me no longer.
Those who have me do not desire me,And yet they never wish to lose me,Those who gain me have me no longer.
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Why may a barrister’s fees be said to be cheap?
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Two brothers are we, great burdens we bear,By which we are heavily prest:We are full all the day to endure wear and tear,But empty when able to rest.
Two brothers are we, great burdens we bear,By which we are heavily prest:We are full all the day to endure wear and tear,But empty when able to rest.
Two brothers are we, great burdens we bear,By which we are heavily prest:We are full all the day to endure wear and tear,But empty when able to rest.
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Peter Portman was so proud of his small feet that a wag started the following riddle: “Why are Portman’s feet larger than any others in his club?”
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There is a word of letters four,Take two away, and four remain;Take three away, and five beforeYour eyes you see as plain as plain.
There is a word of letters four,Take two away, and four remain;Take three away, and five beforeYour eyes you see as plain as plain.
There is a word of letters four,Take two away, and four remain;Take three away, and five beforeYour eyes you see as plain as plain.
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To one syllable adjusted,Running on the ground,I have two, no longer trusted,If you turn me round.
To one syllable adjusted,Running on the ground,I have two, no longer trusted,If you turn me round.
To one syllable adjusted,Running on the ground,I have two, no longer trusted,If you turn me round.
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Why is a raven like a writing desk?
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What do they do with peaches in California?
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What is the utmost effort ever made by a piebald horse at a high jump?
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“In my first my second sat,Then my third and fourth I ate.”Under my first my second stood,That’s your riddle: mine’s as good!
“In my first my second sat,Then my third and fourth I ate.”Under my first my second stood,That’s your riddle: mine’s as good!
“In my first my second sat,Then my third and fourth I ate.”
Under my first my second stood,That’s your riddle: mine’s as good!
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What are the differences between a gardener, a billiard-marker, a precise man, and a verger?
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Which can see most, a man with two eyes, or a man with one?
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When you do not know the time, and “ask a policeman” what o’clock it is, why are you like the Viceroy of India?
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What is the question to which “yes” is the only possible reply?
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What is that which will go up a pipe down, but will not go down a pipe up; or will go down a pipe down, but not up a pipe up, and yet when it has gone up a pipe or down a pipe, will go up or down?
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Why was London for many years a wonderful place for carrying sound?
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Why is a motor-car like swimming fish?
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Who can decipher this?
1/6d. me a bloater.
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Why is a moth flying round a candle like a garden-gate?
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To half a dozen add half a score,And you will plainly seeJust twenty, neither less nor more—Now say, how can this be?
To half a dozen add half a score,And you will plainly seeJust twenty, neither less nor more—Now say, how can this be?
To half a dozen add half a score,And you will plainly seeJust twenty, neither less nor more—Now say, how can this be?
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If I caught a newt why would it be a small one?
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How can a lawyer’s fee be paid with only a threepenny piece?
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When does the cannon ball?
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Why should children go to bed soon after tea?
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Which may weigh the most, Scotsmen or Irishmen?
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Why cannot we have our hair cut?
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Divide a hundred and fifty by half of ten, add two-thirds of ten, and so you will find a town.
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The following riddle is from the pen and fertile brain of Archbishop Whately, who, it is said, offered in vain £50 for itssolution:—
When from the Ark’s capacious roundMankind came forth in pairs,Who was it that first heard the soundOf steps upon the stairs?
When from the Ark’s capacious roundMankind came forth in pairs,Who was it that first heard the soundOf steps upon the stairs?
When from the Ark’s capacious roundMankind came forth in pairs,Who was it that first heard the soundOf steps upon the stairs?
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If Moses was the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, who was the daughter of Pharaoh’s son?
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I am a word of three syllables, and in all my fulness I represent woman. Rob me of five letters and I am a man. Take away but four, I am woman again. Remove only three, and I resume my manhood. What am I?
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A cyclist on a night journey punctures his tyre, and finds that he has forgotten his outfit for repairs. After wheeling the disabled machine uphill for about two miles he registers a vow. What is it?
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Some more than the mere whole my whole contains;Remove that whole, and some of it remains!
Some more than the mere whole my whole contains;Remove that whole, and some of it remains!
Some more than the mere whole my whole contains;Remove that whole, and some of it remains!
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Why were Younghusband’s pack-horses in Thibet like up-to-date motor cars?
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The public credit and the public shameDiffer in everything except in name.
The public credit and the public shameDiffer in everything except in name.
The public credit and the public shameDiffer in everything except in name.
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Why is a telescope like a miser?
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If I were in the sun, and you were out of it, what would it be?
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I’m a word of four letters akin to the snow,Just half of my first my third letter will show.One fifth of my fourth my first you may call,Of my second ’tis best to say nothing at all.
I’m a word of four letters akin to the snow,Just half of my first my third letter will show.One fifth of my fourth my first you may call,Of my second ’tis best to say nothing at all.
I’m a word of four letters akin to the snow,Just half of my first my third letter will show.One fifth of my fourth my first you may call,Of my second ’tis best to say nothing at all.
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What is the chief and most natural thing for politicians to desire to do when for the time they are out in the cold, awaiting a change of Government?
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I am long lasting, beginning at my end, ending with no beginning, and my end and my beginning between them will bring you to an end.
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With both feet crossed sit steady on a stool,Then uncross one, and try to find a fool.
With both feet crossed sit steady on a stool,Then uncross one, and try to find a fool.
With both feet crossed sit steady on a stool,Then uncross one, and try to find a fool.
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45. How far can a rabbit run into a square wood, with sides that each measure a mile, if it keeps on a straight course and does not break cover?
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Often talked of, never seen,Ever coming, never been,Daily looked for, never here,Still approaching in the rear.Thousands for my presence wait,But, by the decree of Fate,Though expected to appearThey will never see me here.
Often talked of, never seen,Ever coming, never been,Daily looked for, never here,Still approaching in the rear.Thousands for my presence wait,But, by the decree of Fate,Though expected to appearThey will never see me here.
Often talked of, never seen,Ever coming, never been,Daily looked for, never here,Still approaching in the rear.Thousands for my presence wait,But, by the decree of Fate,Though expected to appearThey will never see me here.
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I received my first because I was rash enough to say my second to my third, when seeking re-election at my whole.
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How is it, in this charming weather,You and I can’t lunch together?
How is it, in this charming weather,You and I can’t lunch together?
How is it, in this charming weather,You and I can’t lunch together?
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With a head, and without a head,With a tail, and without a tail,With a head without a tail,With a tail without a head,With a head and tail,Without a head and tail.
With a head, and without a head,With a tail, and without a tail,With a head without a tail,With a tail without a head,With a head and tail,Without a head and tail.
With a head, and without a head,With a tail, and without a tail,With a head without a tail,With a tail without a head,With a head and tail,Without a head and tail.
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“Ask me another,” she said, when he pressed her to name the happy day. “I will,” he replied. “Why is the letter ‘d’ like the answer which I seek from you?”
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